Travel Guide of Capel Curig in United Kingdom by Influencers and Travelers

Capel Curig is a village and community in the historic county of Caernarfonshire, currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Conwy County Borough, in Wales.

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1 - Gwydir Castle

   8 km away

Gwydir Castle is situated in the Conwy valley, Wales, a mile to the west of the ancient market town of Llanrwst and 1.5 miles to the south of the large village of Trefriw.

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2 - Glyder Fawr

Glyder Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, the highest peak in the Glyderau range at just over 1,000 metres, having had its height recalculated in 2010 using GPS.

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3 - Canyoning in Gwynedd

   11 km away

Open to all levels of ability. Gorge walking is everything your mother told you not to do in rivers. Jumping off waterfalls, abseiling down cliffs into plunge pools sliding down rocks, scrambling under rocks! and most of all getting wet and having fu...

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4 - Llynnau Mymbyr

Llynnau Mymbyr are two lakes located in Dyffryn Mymbyr, a valley running from the village of Capel Curig to the Pen-y-Gwryd hotel in Snowdonia, north-west Wales. The A4086 runs along their northern banks.

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5 - Pen yr Ole Wen

   8 km away

Pen yr Ole Wen is the seventh highest mountain in Snowdonia and in Wales. It is the most southerly of the Carneddau range. The mountain lies to the north of Idwal Cottage youth hostel on the A5 road, from where it has a pyramidal appearance.

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6 - Hiking / Trekking in Snowdonia National Park

   11 km away

Nothing can be more magical than watching the sunrise over the mountains whilst standing aloft on the summit of Snowdon, the highest point in Wales. You'll start your climb while it's still dark with the only light coming from your head t...

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7 - Llyn Ogwen

   6 km away

Llyn Ogwen is a ribbon lake in north-west Wales. It lies alongside the A5 road between two mountain ranges of Snowdonia, the Carneddau and the Glyderau.

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8 - Y Garn

   9 km away

Y Garn is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, part of the Glyderau. It is one of the Welsh 3000s — the 15 summits in Wales over 3,000 feet in height. It is the tenth-highest peak in Wales.

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9 - Kayaking in Gwynedd

   11 km away

Outdoor Adventures now only offer sit-on kayaking as opposed to traditional kayaking and canoeing. The reason for this is that over the years we have found participants tend to feel trapped and confined in traditional kayaks, and find it difficult to...

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10 - Dyffryn Ogwen

   6 km away

Dyffryn Ogwen, or Ogwen Valley, is a valley mostly located in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The upper section of the valley, east of Llyn Ogwen, lies in the county of Conwy.

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11 - Llyn Idwal

   8 km away

Llyn Idwal is a small lake that lies within Cwm Idwal in the Glyderau mountains of Snowdonia. It is named after Prince Idwal Foel, a grandson of Rhodri Mawr, one of the ancient Kings of Wales.

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12 - Rock climbing in Conwy

   18 km away

Open to all levels of ability. Involves climbing on an attached rope up single pitch climbs. This is suitable for beginners and intermediate climbers who wish to develop their climbing technique. You will have the opportunity to learn about rope rigg...

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13 - Llanberis Pass

   9 km away

The Llanberis Pass in Snowdonia carries the main road from the south-east to Llanberis, over Pen-y-Pass, between the mountain ranges of the Glyderau and the Snowdon massif. At the bottom of the pass is the small village of Nant Peris.

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14 - Tryfan

   6 km away

Tryfan is a mountain in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia, Wales. It forms part of the Glyderau group, and is one of the most recognisable peaks in Britain, having a classic pointed shape with rugged crags.

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15 - Mountain bike in Conwy

   18 km away

Open to all levels of ability. As a registered centre for mountain bike leader training, you are in the right hands to really develop your technical skills and learn new ones. You will get involved in drop-offs, technical climbing, single track, bunn...

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16 - Llanberis

   11 km away

Llanberis is a village, community and electoral ward in Gwynedd, northwest Wales, on the southern bank of the lake Llyn Padarn and at the foot of Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales.

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17 - Betws-y-Coed

   11 km away

Betws-y-coed is a village and community in the Conwy valley in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located in the historic county of Caernarfonshire, right on the boundary with Denbighshire, in the Gwydir Forest.

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18 - Snowdon Mountain Railway

   11 km away

The Snowdon Mountain Railway is a narrow gauge rack and pinion mountain railway in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is a tourist railway that travels for 4.7 miles from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales.

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19 - Snowdon

   12 km away

Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales, at an elevation of 1,085 metres above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside the Scottish Highlands. It is located in Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd.

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20 - Y Fron

   19 km away

Y Fron, also known locally as Cesarea, after the chapel, is a country village on the south-west side of Moel Tryfan, overlooking the Nantlle Valley, in North Wales, near Rhosgadfan and Carmel, on the tail of Mynydd Mawr, with epic views of Trum Y Ddysgl and Craig Cwm Silyn.

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21 - Conwy Castle

   20 km away

Conwy Castle is a fortification in Conwy, located in North Wales. It was built by Edward I, during his conquest of Wales, between 1283 and 1287.

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22 - Penmon Point

   20 km away
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23 - Beaumaris Castle

   21 km away

Beaumaris Castle, in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales, was built as part of Edward I's campaign to conquer north Wales after 1282. Plans were probably first made to construct the castle in 1284, but this was delayed due to lack of funds and work only began in 1295 following the Madog ap Llywelyn uprising.

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24 - Beaumaris

   21 km away

Beaumaris Pier is a pier in Beaumaris, Anglesey, North Wales.

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25 - Menai Suspension Bridge

   21 km away

The Menai Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, it was the world's first major suspension bridge. The bridge still carries road traffic and is a Grade I listed structure.

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